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American Medical Association addresses new Congress, priorities
Welcome, members of the 119th Congress. You have a tremendous opportunity to bring meaningful and long-overdue changes to health care that will better support physicians, remove barriers for patients, and improve access to care for millions of your constituents. To...
North Carolina anticipating need for realistic AI protections
As North Carolina’s health care systems increasingly expand their use of artificial intelligence, state leaders say they want to pioneer policy to regulate the rapidly evolving technology. The efforts would be some of the first steps toward placing guardrails on AI...
Georgia Governor gathers public support for liability reform
ATLANTA (AP) — After years of stalled efforts to limit civil lawsuits, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Republican lawmakers are doubling down with a new push. Supporters, most prominently business groups, call the state a “judicial hellhole,” and argue that businesses are...
Supreme Court Orders New Trial in $97M Iowa City Infant Malpractice Judgment
‘Courts have long recognized the danger that juries will be unfairly influenced by findings of ‘purportedly unbiased’ agencies, like the FDA’ The Iowa Supreme Court has reversed a $97.4 million verdict against an OBGYN clinic in Coralville and ordered a new trial —...
Rushed and Reckless Medical Liability Bill Reported from Committee
On December 4, 2024, the House Committee on Judiciary reported House Bill 6085, legislation that would dismantle medial liability provisions that have helped to stabilize Michigan’s liability environment for the past 30 years, to the full House of Representatives for...
MPL Severity on the Rise: A Gathering Storm
Although the number of medical professional liability (MPL) lawsuits, known as claim frequency, has decreased during the past decade, the average amount spent overall on claims, known as severity, continues to increase. Frequency did not spike even after the COVID-19...
Digital Health Services Raise Liability, Insurance Concerns for Providers
Surge in telemedicine creates liability risks as providers grapple with coverage gaps and cybersecurity threats, reveals a survey of brokers by QBE North America. The rapid rise of digital health services, such as telehealth and telemedicine, is creating new...
How to Structure Social Media Policies to Prevent Physician Liability
Welcome back to PeerPOV: The Pulse on Medicine, a podcast series by Physician’s Weekly showcasing the latest insights from your peers across the medical community. In this week’s episode, Dr. MedLaw explores strategies physicians can employ to prevent liability from...
The Medical Malpractice Landscape: What Physicians Need to Know
Malpractice is always a major concern for physicians. Medical Economics spoke with Brad Ash, Senior Vice President, Underwriting and Sales, and Wayne de Nazarie, Executive Vice President, both with liability insurance provider ISMIE Mutual Insurance Co., to learn more...
It’s Time to Cap Medical Malpractice Damages and Protect Florida’s Healthcare Future
In the past legislative session, a bill was filed to cap medical malpractice damages, specifically those damages that were related to pain and suffering. Unfortunately, that legislation failed, but in my opinion, it is time for someone to file that legislation...